Health & Saf. Code, § 80235 · Article 1. Definitions
Health & Saf. Code, § 80235
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) “Hazardous material” means a substance or waste that, because of its physical, chemical, or other characteristics, may pose a risk of endangering human health or safety or of degrading the environment. “Hazardous material” includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) A hazardous substance, as defined in Section 25281 or subdivision (a) of Section 78075.
(2) A hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117.
(3) A waste, as defined in Section 101075, or as defined in Section 13050 of the Water Code.
(4) A substance specified in subdivision (b) of Section 78075.
(b) “Hazardous material” does not include undisturbed naturally occurring hazardous material unless it will adversely affect the reasonable use of a property after response action is completed.
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History
Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.
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